Wei Tu's face changed, and he immediately took Biao Zi to follow the voice and looked for him.

I saw two young men squatting together with anxious faces, and on the ground beside him, there was a strong young man, who fell on his back, and his right calf was seriously congested and bulged.

"Not good! Broken lower leg! Don't touch him, go find some sticks and rattans, and I'll help him fix his injured leg first." Wei Tu commanded everyone in an orderly manner.

After a while, the injured guy was carried to the village committee by everyone.

The villagers who rushed to hear the news all had gloomy faces, and the house was silent, and the atmosphere was quite solemn.

Biaozi leaned over to Pepper and asked in a low voice, "Who is this guy?" I feel like a movie star, I've been injured a little, and the whole village is moving around."

Pepper whispered back, "In our big stone village, Fuzi is much more important than a movie star......

There are two villages in this mountain, one is Oishi Village and the other is the neighboring Muzhi Village.

Every year, a prayer party is held in the area, and the young men from the two villages who are strong and the most proficient swimmers are selected.

Let him put a bronze plaque with blessings written on it into the cave in the waterhole at the top of the hill to pray for good weather in the coming year.

Every year, the boys of the two villages will secretly compete, and everyone wants to win glory for their village.

And this year's popular candidate for Oishi Village is Fukuko!

Biao Zi understood: "I see, isn't it just swimming in the water! What's so great!"

"What do you know, the terrain in the waterhole is complicated, there are undercurrents, and the caves under the water are even more extensive, and if you don't have any real skills, that's terrible!"

Pepper glanced at him angrily.

Biao Zi hooked the corners of his mouth and chuckled proudly: "Cut~ Lao Tzu's nickname is Langli Baitiao, this name is not called in vain!"

Little Pepper squinted his eyes and looked him up and down, this person was white and fat, and when he got into the water, he was like a white pig, but he was indeed worthy of the title of Baitiao in the waves.

She covered her mouth and snickered, "Sure enough, the person is as good as his name."

This person had something to say, and at first glance he was scolding him, and Biaozi just wanted to laugh, when he heard the village chief suddenly speak.

"Fuzi, it's not the right time for your leg to break......

He frowned, his face was gloomy, and he picked up the dry tobacco in his right hand and smoked it.

Fuzi was lying on the marching bed, his broken calf had been temporarily fixed, and he choked with guilt: "Village chief, it's all my fault! It's me useless! Our village will ...... next year."

Hearing this, most of the other people in the room shook their heads and sighed, their eyes full of pity.

"Alright, it's over, don't feel guilty, you kid!" The village chief waved his hand to the villagers next to him: "You two, quickly carry people to the health center in the neighboring village."

"Huh!"

Seeing people walking away, the villagers spoke one after another.

"Village Chief, what now? The prayer meeting is almost here!"

"Last year, it was them who won the village of Muzhi, and I thought it would be our turn this year, but now it'......."

"Without Fuzi, just relying on the remaining few to participate in the competition is enough!"

The village chief frowned, smoking dry tobacco one after another, and did not say a word for a long time.

The villagers couldn't sit still.

"Village Chief! You're going to be right!"

"Yes, this is not a trivial matter related to the fortune of our village next year!"

At this moment, I don't know who came up with a sentence: "This rain is so strange, it's not the rainy season, why is it raining all of a sudden?!"

Soon someone answered, "If it weren't for this strange rain, Fuzi wouldn't have broken his leg."

These two sentences have aroused the vigilance of many villagers!

Bad luck really likes to come in a string, and all the causes are this sudden rainstorm, so why does it rain?!

There were many meaningful eyes on Wei Tu and Jiang Yun.

Before the three men entered the village, everything was fine, but when they came, it rained heavily that night.

Could it be ......

The sound of urging one after another pulled people's thoughts back to reality, and the village chief was annoyed by the villagers.

He frowned, picked up the dry cigarette and slammed it on the table a few times, making a "bang, bang" sound.

"What's the hurry! Isn't there still a few days left! Let me think about it first, and you all go back!"

The village chief put down his words, put his hands behind his back, and strode out.

Without the person in charge, the villagers dispersed one after another, and suddenly, there were only a few young men left in the village committee.

One of the young men was the first to speak, "Wait, I don't know what to wait for, seeing that the prayer meeting is coming!"

The others nodded in agreement.

Another tall guy said, "Why don't we go into the water and compete? Divide yourself into rankings? Take the results and talk to the village?"

When these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up, and they said in unison, "Okay!"

It was too late, and the water in the waterhole at the top of the hill had not completely receded, and five or six young men had already gone into the water shirtless.

*

At the same time, the three people who returned to Xiao Pepper's house were discussing how to persuade Lao He Tou to go out of the mountain.

Wei Tu frowned: "Have you thought about it? People have been here for more than ten years, why do they want to come with us?"

Biaozi: "If you have a high salary and see money, will you disagree?"

Wei Tu shook his head with a smile: "I see that the He family has no shortage of food and clothing here, and the lives of other people are good, so for our salary, they have to move their family?"

Biao Zi choked: "What should I do then? Is that all?"

Jiang Yun pondered for a moment: "Why don't we directly find out our identities and talk to Lao He Tou openly?"

If you can't do it, you can only give up.

The three of them turned their hearts sideways, let them go, and went downstairs to discuss with Lao Hetou.

I saw a thin little old man sitting on a small horse, constantly cutting thin bamboo strips with a sickle.

Little Pepper wrapped around him, and the father and daughter talked and laughed.

"Uncle He, what are you doing here?" Jiang Yun stepped forward with a smile.

The three of them sat on a small stool beside them.

Pepper replied, "Daddy is making bamboo baskets."

Lao He smiled: "The bamboo basket at home was crushed by me, and I plan to make another one, what's the matter, you have something to do with me?"

Wei Tu cleared his throat and loudly clarified the intention and purpose: "...... So, we would like to invite you to work at Muyunju."

Lao He Tou looked at the three of them with half-squinted eyes, lowered his head silently, and looked at his big rough and cracked hands.

After a long time, he spoke: "The climate in the mountains is humid and cold, and my hands have long been wasted, and I can make do with carving some large pieces, but not fine jade and jade."

Jiang Yun's face froze, thinking that he was going to refuse, but he didn't think that the old man would change his tone.

He gently stroked the top of Little Pepper's hair, and his eyes were full of reluctance: "But this girl has my true inheritance, and she has been carefully crafted with one hand, so that she is superb, and she is not on par with me."

This is the best way to leave the mountains, he doesn't want his daughter's good years to be wasted in this deep mountain and old forest, and he wastes her time doing nothing.

Out of the mountains, she can spread her wings and fly high, soar in the broader world, and create her own achievements.

"I'm not going! If you don't go, I won't go!" Little Pepper frowned and glared at her father angrily.

As soon as Lao He wanted to persuade him, many villagers came outside, and they were menacing, all holding farm tools, with fierce expressions and vicious looks.